EdTechTalk: 21st Century Learning #35
A Conversation with June AhnThe Research Behind Learning and Teaching
March 6, 2007

This week we discussed learning and teaching with June Ahn, Ph.D student, focusing on Urban Education at USC.

We will be discussed learning and teaching and how educational research relates to the classroom. We spend a fair amount of time discussing Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talks presentation that asks whether we are educating our students to be college professors.

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[arvind] June started teaching in high school: http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/[arvind] June and I went through the intensive masters program at Teachers College, Columbia University - http://www.tc.edu/academic/ctsc[alex.ragone] June's Blog: http://juneahn.wordpress.com/[arvind] Peter Senge, one of THE thinkers on systems thinking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Senge[arvind] Ken Robinson: http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=ken_robinson[arvind] creativity in education talk - watch it
[arvind] Schools as a factory model: http://www.kassblog.com/?itemid=378[arvind] Bud the Teacher blog: http://budtheteacher.typepad.com/[alex.ragone] Creativity: Problem solving activities.
[alex.ragone] Creativity: Robinson - dance and arts.
[alex.ragone] The encouragement of creativity doesn't happen every time systematically.
[alex.ragone] How does June use Technology to enhance his learning?
[alex.ragone] What are you dissatisfied with in your learning experience?
[alex.ragone] http://juneahn.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/towards-a-generalrobust-definiti...[alex.ragone] What does technology do that I can't normally do?
[alex.ragone] Can I do this without the computer?
[alex.ragone] Change in terms of pressure points.
[alex.ragone] What am I focused on and what can I change?
[alex.ragone] Researchers -- looking at governance and politics
[alex.ragone] Some are focused on teaching --
[alex.ragone] Some interested in learning. What is relevant?
[alex.ragone] So many factors.

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